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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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T able III.—Deaths from seven principal infectious diseases for each Quarter, commencing April, 1884,
and ending March, 1885.
| Quarter ending | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Enteric fever. | Cholera. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28th, 1884 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Sept. 27th „ | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Dec. 27th „ | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| March 28th, 1885 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Annual rate 1.2 per 1000. | ||||||||
Table IV.—Showing Deaths at various ages during the four Quarters.
| Quarter ending | 0 to 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10tol5 years. | 15 to20 years. | 20to30 years. | 30to40 years. | 40to50 years. | 50to60 years. | 60to70 years. | 70 and upwds | Greatst. age at death during each Qtr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June, 1884 | 112 | 91 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 63 | 95 |
| Sept. „ | 237 | 91 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 64 | 95 |
| Dec. „ | 196 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 71 | 99 | 95 |
| March, 1885 | 113 | 94 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 84 | 77 | 96 |
| Total | 658 | 342 | 61 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 108 | 127 | 133 | 230 | 303 | Average for the above ages, 95.2 |
| Greatest age 96. | ||||||||||||